{"id":28011,"date":"2024-03-04T15:26:50","date_gmt":"2024-03-04T06:26:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=28011"},"modified":"2024-03-04T15:27:20","modified_gmt":"2024-03-04T06:27:20","slug":"20240302-28011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/20240302-28011\/","title":{"rendered":"Investigate a cryptic online post in this horror walking sim\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Japanese indie developer UnderDoor released <strong>The Contact <\/strong>on March 4 for the PC (Steam). The game is available in English and Japanese.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Contact is a horror walking simulator game that depicts a \u201cterrifying experience\u201d triggered by a strange thread on the Internet. One day, you come across a series of mysterious posts that say, \u201cFind 090-\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0-\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/xn--t0haaaaaaaaa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0<\/a>,\u201d all containing different phone numbers and URLs. Opening the URLs, you piece together coordinates and, to pass the time, you decide to head to the location, arriving at a quiet, dimly lit building.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"455\" height=\"158\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 455px) 100vw, 455px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/0d809844c9ee0e041cb090d9a6eb3d95.png\" alt=\"The Contact in-game screenshot\" class=\"wp-image-28017\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/0d809844c9ee0e041cb090d9a6eb3d95.png 455w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/0d809844c9ee0e041cb090d9a6eb3d95-380x132.png 380w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u3000&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/20240301-284455-002.jpg\" alt=\"The Contact in-game screenshot\" class=\"wp-image-28019\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/20240301-284455-002.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/20240301-284455-002-380x214.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/20240301-284455-002-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/20240301-284455-002-600x338.jpg 600w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>As the protagonist, you will investigate the eerie building with your phone clasped in your hand, determined to uncover what lies behind the cryptic posts. The Contact\u2019s trailer and screenshots reveal dark corridors, derelict bathrooms, and an area lined with computers. According to the developer, the game depicts the terror of everyday occurrences and delivers a \u201cquiet sense of dread\u201d in a realistic environment. Total play time is about 30 minutes.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/20240301-284455-003.jpg\" alt=\"The Contact in-game screenshot\" class=\"wp-image-28020\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/20240301-284455-003.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/20240301-284455-003-380x214.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/20240301-284455-003-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/20240301-284455-003-600x338.jpg 600w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The developer of The Contact is UnderDoor, who has previously released action-oriented horror games such as Kairai Inn and Tugger Mascot under the name <a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/search\/?developer=9log6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">9log6<\/a>. The Contact seems to be their first take on the walking simulator genre.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"ja\" dir=\"ltr\">\u4e0d\u6c17\u5473\u306a\u66f8\u304d\u8fbc\u307f\u306e\u771f\u76f8\u3092\u63a2\u308b\u77ed\u7de8\u30db\u30e9\u30fc\u30b2\u30fc\u30e0\u300e\u97f3\u4fe1\u300f3\u67084\u65e5\u306bSteam\u306b\u3066\u30ea\u30ea\u30fc\u30b9\u3057\u307e\u3059\uff01<br><br>\u30d7\u30ec\u30a4\u6642\u959330\u5206\u7a0b\u5ea6\u30fb\u4fa1\u683c\u306f315\u5186\u3067\u3059\ud83d\ude47\u200d\u2642\ufe0f<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Grieew9cKP\">https:\/\/t.co\/Grieew9cKP<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%E3%82%B2%E3%83%BC%E3%83%A0%E5%88%B6%E4%BD%9C?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u30b2\u30fc\u30e0\u5236\u4f5c<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%E3%82%A4%E3%83%B3%E3%83%87%E3%82%A3%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B2%E3%83%BC%E3%83%A0?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u30a4\u30f3\u30c7\u30a3\u30fc\u30b2\u30fc\u30e0<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%E9%9F%B3%E4%BF%A1?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u97f3\u4fe1<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/03k2bAwYyW\">pic.twitter.com\/03k2bAwYyW<\/a><\/p>&mdash; UnderDoor\/\u30a2\u30f3\u30c0\u30fc\u30c9\u30a2 (@under_door_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/under_door_\/status\/1763488049386897673?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 1, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Contact is currently available for the PC (<a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/2784970\/_\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Steam<\/a>). It can be purchased at a 10% discount until March 11.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Written by. Amber V based on the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/articles\/newsjp\/20240301-284455\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">original Japanese article<\/a>\u00a0(original article\u2019s publication date: 2024-03-01 19:47\u00a0JST)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Contact is an indie horror walking simulator game in which you investigate coordinates found in a creepy online post.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":28016,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[62,3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-28011","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-indie-games","category-news"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Investigate a cryptic online post in this horror walking sim\u00a0 - 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